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Ministry of Defence
Press Release Closing Ceremony Joint Military Exercise Sampriti-IX
Over the past two weeks, with effect from 03 February to 16 February 2020, Armies of India and Bangladesh participated in joint military exercise SAMPRITI-IX at Umroi, Meghalaya. As the 9th edition of the joint Exercise SAMPRITI reached its culmination day on 16 February 2020, the Head of Observer Delegations from both sides conveyed their appreciation for both the participating contingents for successfully achieving the objectives of the Exercise. The exercise was aimed at strengthening the military relations between the two countries, which allowed the two armies to understand each other's tactical drills and operating techniques. The exercise provided an ideal platform for the personnel of the two countries to share their experiences on counter insurgency, counter terrorism operations and providing aid to civil authorities for disaster management especially in jungle and semi-urban terrain.
2. SAMPRITI series of joint exercise is a very important military & diplomatic initiative between both the nations and the edifice of the trust and friendship between India & Bangladesh which has been nurtured with the sweat and toil of Officers and soldiers of contingents participating in each edition. Besides training, both contingents also participated in a number of activities including friendly volleyball and basketball matches. A magnificent parade and the customary exchange of mementos marked the successful completion of Indo-Bangladesh joint exercise. The joint exercise was undoubtedly an unprecedented success. Besides promoting understanding and interoperability between the two armies, it further helped in strengthening ties between India and Bangladesh.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM pays homage to Sardar Patel on his Punya Tithi
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid homage to Sardar Patel on his Punya Tithi and recalled his everlasting contribution to India.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"I pay homage to Sardar Patel on his Punya Tithi and recall his everlasting contribution to India, especially in uniting our nation and giving impetus to all-round development."
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 217.82 Cr
Over 4.09 Cr 1st dose vaccines administered for age group 12-14 years
India's Active caseload currently stands at 42,358
3,230 new cases reported in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.72%
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 1.58%
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 217.82 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today.
COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 4.09 Cr  adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Similarly, the COVID-19 precaution dose administration for age group 18-59 years also started from 10th April, 2022 onwards.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10415065
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2nd Dose
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10117775
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Precaution Dose
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6991697
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18436570
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2nd Dose
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17714863
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Precaution Dose
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13596365
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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40958399
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2nd Dose
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31580316
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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61923194
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2nd Dose
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52987057
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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561214740
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2nd Dose
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515522323
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Precaution Dose
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91354569
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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204019278
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2nd Dose
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196911371
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Precaution Dose
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47138883
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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127661575
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2nd Dose
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123104463
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Precaution Dose
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46595464
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Precaution Dose
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20,56,76,978
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2,17,82,43,967
India’s Active Caseload currently stands at 42,358. Active cases now constitute 0.10% of the country's total Positive Cases.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.72%. 4,255 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients  is now at 4,40,04,553.
3,230 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 2,74,755 COVID-19 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 89.40 Cr  cumulative tests.
Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 1.58% and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 1.18%.
Ministry of Rural Development
E-attendance in Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
To ensure more transparency in the implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme  in the States/UTs, capturing of attendance with geo-tagged, two time-stamped photographs of the workers in a day through National Mobile Monitoring System  App for all the works  has been made mandatory from 1st January, 2023.
This increases citizen oversight of the Scheme besides enabling faster processing of payments. Worksite supervisors are responsible for capturing attendance along with geo-tagged photographs of the workers through the NMMS App.
The technical issues being faced in NMMS App are taken up with National Informatics Centre , Rural Development on a real-time basis. The new provisions/ suggestions requested by the States/UTs are being incorporated.
NMMS app has been modified to capture the second photograph just after 4 hours of uploading the attendance and first photograph. The morning attendance along with the first photograph and second photograph can be captured in offline mode and to be uploaded once the device comes into a network. In case of exceptional circumstances due to which attendance could not be uploaded, the District Programme Coordinator  has been authorized to upload the manual attendance.
Ministry has also arranged hand-holding workshops at regular intervals to support the States/UTs. Training has been provided by the Ministry whenever required by the States/UTs to keep updated with the usage of the NMMS app.
This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Rural Development, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM lauds boost in friendship with Uganda
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has lauded the boost in friendly ties with Uganda.
Sharing a tweet by Union Minister for External Affairs, Dr S Jaishankar about solar powered piped drinking water supply systems funded by India Exim Bank in Uganda, the Prime Minister tweeted;
“In addition to boosting friendship with Uganda, this project will further sustainable development.”
Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Role of Panchayats in Integrated Rural Development
The Government approved the Centrally Sponsored scheme of revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan  for implementation from 01.04.2022 to 31.03.2026, extends to all States and UTs of the country including institutions of rural local government in non-Part-IX areas, where Panchayats do not exist. The focus of Revamped scheme is on reimagining Panchayati Raj Institutions as vibrant centres of local self-governance and economic growth with special focus on localization of Sustainable Development Goals  at grassroots level adopting thematic approach through concerted and collaborative efforts of Central Ministries and State line departments with ‘whole of Government’ approach at all levels. The 9 themes include poverty free, healthy, child friendly, water sufficient, clean & green, self sufficient infrastructure, socially secured, good governance and women friendly villages. These themes are interlinked and inter-related to each other and concerned all SDGs. A Thematic approach of LSDGs has been taken due to these being easy to relate to the Panchayats and the community which help to provide vision for the Panchayats to achieve the localization of SDGs in rural areas for holistic development.
Ministry of Panchayati Raj has taken various initiatives including inter-ministerial consultations with the Nodal Ministries, regional workshops with States and consultative meeting with UN Agencies had been held to reinforce the collaborative endeavour for localizing SDGs through PRIs. Ministry is continuously working with the States and other stakeholders to take forward the LSDG at grassroots level.
This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj, Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
Mission Sagar : INS Kesari Hands Over Food Provisions to Maldives
As part of ‘Mission Sagar’, Indian Naval Ship Kesari entered Port of Male, Maldives on 12 May 2020. The Government of India is providing assistance to friendly foreign countries and towards this INS Kesari is carrying 580 tons of food provisions for the people of Maldives. In view of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region and social distance norms, an online handing over ceremony was held on 12 May 2020. The ceremony was attended by the Foreign Minister, Mr Abdulla Shahid and the Defence Minister, Ms Mariya Ahmed Didi of the Maldives. The Indian side was represented by the High Commissioner of India to Maldives, Mr Sunjay Sudhir. The Foreign Minister, Mr Abdulla Shahid appreciated the assistance provided by India.
The deployment of the ship is in consonance with the Prime Ministers vision of Security and Growth for All in the Region ‘SAGAR’ and its neighbourhood first policy, in both of which Maldives figures prominently. The mission is being progressed in close coordination between the Ministries of Defence and External Affairs, and other agencies of the Government of India.
Mission Sagar follows close on the heels of Operation Samudra Setu, which is aimed at repatriation of Indian Citizens from overseas including Maldives. A total of 900 Indian nationals were repatriated by INS Jalashwa and INS Magar on 08 and 10 May 2020 respectively.
India and Maldives are close maritime neighbours with strong and extremely cordial defence and diplomatic relations.
Ministry of Defence
SITUATION UPDATE: EASTERN LADAKH
On the Night of 29/30 August 2020, PLA troops violated the previous consensus arrived at during military and diplomatic engagements during the ongoing standoff in Eastern Ladakh and carried out provocative military movements to change the status quo. Indian troops pre-empted this PLA activity on the Southern Bank of Pangong Tso Lake, undertook measures to strengthen our positions and thwart Chinese intentions to unilaterally change facts on ground. The Indian Army is committed to maintaining peace and tranquility through dialogue, but is also equally determined to protect its territorial integrity. A Brigade Commander level Flag Meeting is in progress at Chushul to resolve the issues.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
State Commission for Protection of Child Rights
State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights  have been set up in all the States and Union Territories except the two newly constituted UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
As per the information provided by NCPCR the details of number of complaints registered with National Commission for Protection of Child Rights  or suo moto taken up and inquiry completed during the last five years may be seen at Annexure-I.
As per the information received from various State SCPCR's the details of number of complaints registered with the various commissions at State level or suo moto taken up and inquiry completed during the last five years, State-wise report may seen at Annexure-II.
As per Section 13 of the Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005, NCPCR has been mandated to take inquire into cases of violation of child rights and recommend initiation of proceedings in such cases. Regular follow-up is done for ensuring timely redressal of complaints. The Commission also conducts inspection visits and research studies, based on complaints received.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. SmritiZubinIrani, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM lauds strides made in the dairy sector
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has praised the growth of dairy sector, where milk production increased 83 MT in just 8 years compared to 121 MT in earlier 63 years.
In a reply to a tweet by the Union Minister, Shri Parshottam Rupala, the Prime Minister tweeted:
“This is particularly gladdening. A vibrant dairy sector is also a great way to further strengthen our Nari Shakti. May the dairy sector grow even more in the coming times.”
Ministry of Finance
Amendment in Exchange Rate of Swiss Franc for imported and export goods notified
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 , the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs hereby makes the following amendments in the Notification of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs No.55/2019-CUSTOMS , dated 1st August, 2019 with effect from 14th August, 2019, namely: -
In the SCHEDULE-I of the said Notification, for serial No.17 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely: -
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AYUSH
Medicinal Plants
The NMPB is presently implementing “Central Sector Scheme on Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants” throughout the country. Under this scheme project based assistance is provided for support to Joint Forest Management Committees/Panchayats/Van Panchayats/Self Help Groups / Biodiversity Management Committees  for setting of local cluster for value addition, drying, warehousing and augmenting marketing infrastructure, etc. with the objective to channelize production and promote sustainable harvesting and supply of Medicinal plants through capacity building of JFMCs/Van Panchayats /local SHGs/BMCs etc. 57 no’s of Self Help groups have been supported through State Forest Department, details as given below:
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Maharashtra
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10
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2
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Punjab
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36
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3
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Uttarakhand
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11
Ministry of AYUSH is presently implementing following schemes:
- “Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission ”
Under ‘Medicinal Plants’ component of the NAM scheme supporting market driven cultivation of 140 prioritized medicinal lants in identified cluster/ zones with in the selected districts of States and implemented in a mission mode. As per the scheme guideline, the support is provided for:
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- Cultivation of prioritized medicinal plants on farmer’s land.
- Establishment of nurseries with backward linkage for raising and supply of quality planting material.
- Establishment of post-harvest management units with forward linkages.
- Establishment of primary processing, marketing infrastructure etc.
Subsidy is provided for cultivation of medicinal plants out of prioritized list of 140 species @ 30%, 50% and 75% of cost of its cultivation. Under this scheme a total amount of Rs. 467.41 lakh has been approved/ released  for the cultivation activities of medicinal plants during the last three years in Gujarat State
- Central Sector Scheme on “Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants” wherein following activities are supported:
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- In-situ conservation/ Ex-situ conservation
- Livelihood linkages with Joint Forest Management Committees /Panchayats/ Van Panchayats/ Biodiversity Management Committees / Self Help Groups .
- IEC activities like Training/ Workshops/ Seminars/ Conference etc.
- Research & Development.
- Promotion, marketing and trade of medicinal plants produce.
Under this scheme a total amount of Rs. 277.311 lakh has been sanctioned for project-based support with respect to Research & Development  activities.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
I&B Ministry to organize Special Interactive Session with Mr. John Bailey - President of Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences
Interaction to take place on 28thMay at Siri Fort
In a major initiative to explore possibilities of collaboration, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting is organizing a Special Interactive Session with Mr. John Bailey, President of Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on 28th May at Siri Fort, New Delhi.
The interaction will not only throw insights into the thought leadership at Oscars but will also be informative for key stakeholders attending the event. It will throw light not only on the nuances behind the craft of cutting edge filming techniques but also help develop an understanding amongst the stakeholders about creating world class content.
Mr. Bailey will also be interacting with Shri Amit Khare, Secretary, Ministry of I&B. The interaction will be an opportunity for the Ministry to further highlight financial incentives offered to foreign filmmakers to shoot in India, single window facilitation mechanism for filming in India through web portal under the Film Facilitation Office, financing co-production of films and promotion of single screen theatres in small towns across the country.
In the 47th edition of International Film Festival of India , Mr. Robert Yeoman, world known Cinematographer and Mr. Alan Heim, renowned Film Editor from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences had taken Master Class in their respective fields. This interactive session presents an opportunity to further enhance outreach of the Festival and explore possibilities of collaboration with the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences for the Golden Jubilee edition of IFFI which will be organized if Goa in November, 2019.
Brief Profile of John Bailey
John Bailey is the first Cinematographer to hold the position of Academy President. His credits include “Ordinary People,” “American Gigolo,” “The Big Chill,” “Groundhog Day,” “As Good as It Gets,” “The Anniversary Party,” “The Way Way Back” and “A Walk in the Woods.” As a cinematographer, he is best known for his collaborations with directors Paul Schrader, Lawrence Kasdan, Michael Apted, and Ken Kwapis.
In 1985, Bailey shared the Cannes Film Festival Best Artistic Contribution Award with EikoIshioka and Philip Glass for Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters. He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography for Tough Guys Don't Dance and the Camerimage Golden Frog Award for Best Cinematography for Forever Mine. In 2015, the American Society of Cinematographers presented him Lifetime Achievement Award.
Ministry of Finance
2,01,863 proposals of Rs. 39,580 crore in BUSINESS LOAN category disbursed through psbloansin59minutes.com portal
17,791 proposals worth Rs. 1,689 crore in RETAIL LOAN category disbursed through the portal
Since the inception of the psbloansin59minutes.com portal on 25.9.2018, till 28.2.2022, 2,01,863 proposals amounting to Rs. 39,580 crore have been disbursed in the business loan category and 17,791 proposals amounting to Rs. 1,689 crore have been disbursed in the retail loan category. This was stated by the Union Minister of State for Finance Dr Bhagwat Kisanrao Karad in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
The Minister stated that the portal only offers a platform for speedier in-principle approval by lenders onboarded on it. The final credit decision taken on loan applications sourced through the portal is taken by the lenders and monitoring of the accounts of sanctioned loans, including steps to effect recovery in any accounts that are subsequently classified as non- performing asset , is also done by the lenders. Details of the same are not centrally maintained.
On handling of loans, the Minister stated that loan appraisal and processing is carried out by respective branches and loan processing centres of the lenders. Further, the Minister stated that many lenders connect or integrate with digital credit marketplaces like psbloansin59minutes.com, paisabazaar.com, CredAvenue, Trade Receivables Discounting System  platform, etc. to connect with loan customers in various segments, like retail, micro, small and medium enterprises , etc. as per their respective business focus. Onboarding on such credit marketplaces is done by the lenders as per their own internal approvals, the Minister stated.
State-wise details of the number of loan accounts and amount disbursed are at ANNEX.
Ministry of Defence
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh holds bilateral meetings with delegation leaders from Madagascar, Mozambique, Mongolia & Suriname in Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, on October 20, 2022, held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Madagascar, Mozambique, Mongolia & Suriname who are attending the 12th DefExpo in Gandhinagar, Gujarat and also participated in the India-Africa Defence Dialogue & Indian Ocean Region Plus Conclave. In the course of the meetings, Shri Rajnath Singh met with Lt Gen Rakotonirina Leon Jean Richard, Minister of National Defence, Madagascar; Mr Cristovao Artur Chume, Minister of National Defence, Mozambique; Mr Saikhanbayar Gursed, Defence Minister of Mongolia and Ms Krishnakoemarie Mathoera, Defense Minister of Suriname.
The entire spectrum of defence cooperation was discussed during the meetings, with focus on identifying avenues to expand mutually beneficial collaboration.